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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Percidae (Perches) > Etheostomatinae
Etymology: Percina: Latin, diminutive of perch = perch (Ref. 45335); palmaris: palmaris meaning prize (Ref. 10294).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 35°N - 30°N

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North America: found only in Coosa and Tallapoosa River systems (in Mobile Bay drainage) in Georgia, Alabama and extreme southeastern Tennessee, USA.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5723); common length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193)

Inhabits swift riffles over gravel and rubble in small to medium rivers (Ref. 5723, 10294). Feeds on blackfly larvae and pupae, and hydropsychid (Cheumatopsyche) caddis larvae (Ref. 10294).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Percina palmaris (Bailey, 1940)